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    Feb. 15 , i*S6 The Publifeliers' Circula...

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    Isctrietojs?, &*? T From Messrs. Field &...

    sermons , leading articles on appropriate subjects , and hints ¦— for students * . The sermons for special

    ^ occasions ^^ p ^ h ^^ k ^ v ^^ v — ~— —~ ^^ " ~ are of a high order . ^ m ^ From Messrs . Longmans , Green , < fc Co . —Few

    men have the power of putting into such clear and non-technical language the facts of science as Dr . Ward Richardson . In the ninth number of

    The Asclepuid , the quarterly magazine of medical research -written hy him , we find a variety of articles that not only appeal strongly to the

    medical faculty but some ¦*• JL of which *—* % J may be perused with interest and advantage by the lay reader as well . •• Among such we especiall

    Cs may «/ JL y mention a paper on ' Hydrophobia , ' a subject of more than ordinary importance just now .

    In this Dr . Richardson markedly insists on the necessity for exercising groat care in the — return _ s _ of — this - disease , , since many deaths , jhe ^

    suspects , are attributed to this affection which , though the patient has undoubtedly in the first place been bittenare due to other causes . As

    i , i l i k the _ mind _ __ has __ so much to do ^ \ nth ___ . _ the _¦ produ ^ _ ction . _ under favourable circumstances of this diseaseor ^^^ 4 pi , M as ^ k «^ r . ^^ he —— ^_ " ¦» ' puts ^^^ ^ P ^_ ^^^^^ it ¦—* ^^ , H c as ^» ~ r ~ ¦ ^^ h ^^_— __ _ . y . ¦ drop ¦ -I ¦— — V hobia ^— * ^ — ¦— ' ~ —— is ^^ — an ^^ ^ - ^ ^^ ^ affecti ~^^~ __ ¦ — ™ — - —~ on —~ t — . ^^^ k _ _

    on the border ^^ land ^ of mental aberration '—it is very desirable that all false returns , as perchance leading to false alarms and consequent panic

    should be checked . On the question of inocula- , tion Dr . Richardson is clearly of opinion that — furth _ ^^» ^ b ^^ —fc— - er ^ —^ and ^ t ^^ ——— - > ^^ " ^* ^ l _ " onger ^_ F ^ ^^^^^ Vfl ^ k ^^ ^^ " confirmed ^ " ^ ^^ r ^^^ - __ i—_ - _> ~_ - — eviden - — - V ¦— ^^_ p —^ — — " ce —— ' - is ^— - — - neces -- 1 ~ - — —*~ -- ^ -

    sary before this form of treatment can implicitly be taken as efficacious . It is quite . possible that the cures - may j he ~ of an ' ideal' natureand solely m

    dependent — r- ^—~^ ^^^ r - ^^^ - —^^^^^ ^^ pv ^^ ^^ wv ^^ on _ — — the - -w ^_— ^ — influence — — ^— ^^ — - —— — — - they — — — ^— — have - — , - — over the ^^ patient ' s mind . Other attractive papers in this quarter ' s Asclepiad may be mentioned in

    Chilblain Circulation—a clinical study , ' * Temperance and Young Physic , ' and ' William Cheselden , "F . R . S ., and the New Era of British Surgery ';

    but the entire number is one of much interest and thoughtful ability . From Messrs —— — — --. Sampson _ _ — _ -fc _ Low _ , , Marston & Co . —

    Where could a more promising subject , be found by the inquirer into the curious than that suppx lied b— y ^__ the folk __ -lore of the sea ? From the

    earliest times mariners have been proverbially superstitious , and their strange stories , beliefs , likings - — ~— ^ T ^^ B ^^ , * and ^ aversions — — - — ~— — — , _ hav — e taken f | - — a p ^ m — lace in the

    literature of many lands . Nearly everybody is acquainted with some of the superstitions of seafaring peopletherefore * Legends and

    Supersti-^ j ML * , C * . 1 tions of the Sea . and of Sailors , ' hy Fletcher S . Bassett , has only to be known to secure a wide circle of readers . The book deals with the lore

    of all nationalities and all times . The author begins with a chapter on sea dangers , which is followed by notices of the gods and demons of the

    sea , in which , of course , the familiar * Davy Jones' is not forgotten ; then we have windmakers and storm-raisers ; watersprites and

    mermaids of the ; finny sea monsters tribes include and sea stories serpents of . the Legends Jonah descriptionwhile tales of otlier animals speak of

    various less , familiar incidents . The authorin treating of spectres of the sea , gives a thrilling , array i of legends , followed by two chapters that are

    equally exciting , namely : The death voyage to the earthly paradise or hell , and the Flying Dutchman bouts . intelli The gent latter shi chapter psand treats so forth of . ph In antom the

    , , concluding work and oblations may 4 be - \^ portion ji found ceremonies accounts h of Mr tfKia . of Bassett and swvB sacrifices festi b h ' s vals fascinating j , offerings ¦¦ luck

    ^¦ - * *<« . r ^ f ^ ^ * * ¦* r , m ^^ ^ * ¦*• ^^ 4 ^ I- ^ ^ h' * m * ^*^ n r ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ *^ ^ r ^ ^^ a "v ; « ** ¦ ' ^ ^ , omens , images , and charms , and a miscellaneous

    ( cnapter of minor superstitions . Jteaders will find : : > : : : : ¦ '^ '

    this , indeed , a very quaint and curious yoluine , worthy the honour of a p lace ¦ » in the . # ¦ ¦ -, library - —y- ^ f j , for — - — it

    is a book to be preserved after perusal . Prom Messrs . Maemillan & Co . —The startling

    experiences which have recently disturbed' the public peace show a culmination in the excitement , arising from the depression in trade . ' Bad

    Times ^ m fc ft , m by ^ Alfred * a 4 ik ^ ¦ Russel i a Wallace ^ te ^ v ^^ ^ ^ , LL ^^^ ^^^ . D ^ p ^ ., shoul ^ _ d —m be widely read just now . In small bulk the volume gives a careful consideration to the su ]?

    -ject of present depression , * tracing it to its sources in enormous foreign loans , excessive war expenditure , the increas — e __ of speculation _^__ _____ and of _ million . — -

    ¦ a with ires , suggested and the depopulation remedies / of The the rural book , districts which is , divided into two parts : ( 1 ) Conditions and

    Causes of Trade Depression and ( 2 ) Remedies , is especially intended for the enlightenment of the working classes .

    From third Messrs volume kk . Kegan of the well Paul -produced , Trench Avon , & Co Edition Bi . —The '

    ^^> ^_ ^^ ^_ ^^^ v «^^_ v ^^^ ^— ^ F ^ v ^^^^^ ^^ b ^^^ ^^ ^ . ^ ^—^ ^— ^ h ^ _ W ^ 4 ^ ^—* ^^ V W ^^ ^^^ ^^^ T ^ ^^> ^**^^ B ^^^ f ^ k ^ ^^ ' ¦ V ¦ ^^— ^^ i ^^ ^^^ V ^ . ^__ ^^^ ^^ F ^_ ^^ ^^ V' ^ V ^^^ ^ v ^ Br of Shakspeare ' s Works has been published . The contents are ' The Merchant of Venice , ' * As You

    Like it , ' ' Taming of the Shrew / and ' All ' s Well that Ends Well . ' The 'Avon' is the best pocket edition that we have seen .

    IFrom Mr . Elliot Stock . —Without doubt a great want in public and private libraries hitherto has

    been the absence of county histories of a reasonable size , succinctly written , and yet fairly coimprehensive _ . . Mr . Stock's new series of ' Popu _ .-

    lar County Histories / so far as it has proceeded , seems to meet this requirement effectively . Regarding — * ¦* % jj the first volume , The History i / of the

    County of Norfolk / by Walter Rye , we are of opinion that it is about the most carefully prepared as well as the most interesting « ep . itome of

    > the * antiquities of Norfolk that we have _ seen _ . As a general history , however , it has the defect of being . restricted in its range C _ 7 of subj _ fects . We were

    surprised , for example , not to find in the book any reference to the great fishing industries of the coast ; i in Yarmouth . __ ___ __ . _ especiallyone of the most ,

    interesting — — —_ — — _ - — _— . — features — — of English , local history . The second volume of the series , just published , better deserves — - _ ^_ -r — . - - — the . _ — name _ _ of _ being _ ^—j a popular j ^ j ^ history ^/ , rfor

    Mr . R . N . Worth , in his * History of Devonshire / has such p _ ^ _^ ^^^^ ^^^«^_ given books ^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ us ^ " ^ should —i a - — ~— good — — ~— example be ^ — . From of what the beg the « ^ j inning form to of

    the end the volume abounds with admirable writing , while otherwise the treatment of the county ' s story is broad and vigorous ; its not the

    least interestingpart of the book beine ^ wellwritten sketches of leading worthies . The volumes of ^_ r « w »—•»___ Mr — ^ . ^ Stock ^ h— ¦^* F - * ir - *^ - ^ ^ " ' - s ¦ ^ new series , we may m say m , are

    tastefully produced , and each has an index . From Modern - — - ^ _„ Messrs - _ Conj . " uring Ward , Lock Mag — ic , & and Co .- Illusions - ' The ¦ Art / / b of

    _ Professor . __ - _ Henri , ^ p Garenne C ? , . , This is one of those y p j books which are always in demand . It is a very lete and intelligible handbook to the secrets

    comp of necromancy , treating of the art of parlour and though stage mag t-reading ic , illusions i h ¦ mesmerism , spiritualism mnemotechny , ventriloquism and ,

    so *^ *^ 4 ~» m forth ^ " ^™ ^^^_ ^^ ^^ ^— ^^ The '"^^ " ^ I w " ^ ph , -m instructions — - — - - — — , are made - especiall ^ , m v y clear by a number of good illustrations . Professor Garonne ' s is a first-class book for home

    enchantment . From MessrsFrederick ka Ok Warne ¦ ¦ ¦¦ - ^ -fc ¦**¦ & Co ^ ¦ ^ i ^ ^ . — ' Take — " ¦¦—• n

    ¦¦ JL . JL . V _» M IT" " I *** * J MA . » - . * __ Mm ^* ^¦^ a' ** . ^^ - ^ — " - w w > __^ " r —• - "—^ Alive / by the popular American author , E . P . Roe , is a detective story . It relates how Ralph .

    " ** Brandt , in order to win the love ot ft girl , pledged _ /

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Feb. 15, 1886, page 159, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15021886/page/17/